Academics
Distinguishing Characteristics
| School type | Private |
| Terms | Other |
| Academic calendar (as submitted by school) | 2, 8-week terms per semester |
| First year of program | 2000-2001 |
Faculty & Classes
Programs
Integration With Campus
| Can earn degree entirely online | Yes | ||||||||
| Possible in-person attendance requirements | |||||||||
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| Same academic track as campus-based program | No | ||||||||
Veterans
| Institution is G.I. Bill certified | Yes |
| Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program | Yes |
| Institution is SOC Member | Yes |
| Offers DANTES course(s) for credit | No |
Delivery
| Archived classes | All |
| Classes can be received live | None |
| Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m. | N/A |
| Online chatrooms | Yes |
| Web conferencing (webinars) | N/A |
| Skype or other visual software | N/A |
| New-student orientation | Optional |
| Review and sign ethics statement | Yes |
| Percentage of classes with lectures | All |
| Number of times per week students must login to a typical course | 3 |
| Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation | 4 |
| Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation | 4 |
| Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students | All |
| Class participation graded | Yes |
| Exams | Yes |
| Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered | No proctored exams |
| Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments | Depends |
| Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school) | |
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We require that students are working adults and that 30% of the course involves discussion. Faculty are trained to develop recognition of the students' "voice" online and can require a proctored exam if the "voice" changes. Faculty utilize anti-plagiarism software, Turnitin. |
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List of Student Assessments Administered
| Adult Learner Inventory (Noel Levitz) | Yes |
| Adult Learner Inventory results publicly available | Yes |
| National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) | Yes |
| National Survey of Student Engagement results publicly available | Yes |
| Other assessment | Yes |
| Description of other assessment | Program assessment of common professional components at admission and graduation using Ivy software |
| Other assessment results publicly available | No |
Graduation & Retention
| One-year retention rates | N/A |
| Limited time to complete degree | Yes |
| Target time to earn final 25% of credits | 1.5 years |
| Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits | 7 years |
| Graduation rates | N/A |
| School tracks graduates | No |
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